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Clinical terms-blood
A&P CH12 Blood Clinical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anisocytosis | abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes |
| antihemophilic plasma | normal blood plasma that has been processed to preserve an antihemophilic factor |
| citrated whole blood | normal blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation |
| dried plasma | normal blood plasma that has been vacuum-dried to prevent the growth of microorganisms |
| hemorrhagic telangiectasia | inherited tendency to bleed from localized lesions of the capillaries |
| heparinized whole blood | normal blood to which a solution of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation |
| macrocytosis | abnormally large erythrocytes |
| microcytosis | abnormally small erythrocytes |
| neutrophilia | increase in the number of circulating neutrophils |
| packed red cells | concentrated suspension of red blood cells from which the plasma has been removed |
| pancytopenia | abnormal depression of all the cellular components of blood |
| poikilocytosis | irregularly shaped erythrocytes |
| purpura | spontaneous bleeding into the tissues and through the mucous membranes |
| septicemia | presence of disease-causing microorganisms or their toxins in the blood |
| spherocytosis | hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells; the cells are abnormally spherical |
| thalassemia | group of hereditary hemolytic anemias resulting from very thin, fragile erythrocytes |
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